Welcome to Oakbury ...
Oakbury is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakbury, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Oakbury is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oakbury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oakbury: 651
Communities near Oakbury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakbury.
- Minneapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <3>
- Eagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <3>
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Ramsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <3>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oakbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakbury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oakbury. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakbury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakbury. See our Newspapers Page for Oakbury.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakbury ...
Looking for more information about Oakbury? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oakbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oakbury.
Adding Oakbury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oakbury in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oakbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oakbury post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakbury.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |